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“The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old” —Dan Fogelberg

Hank Warren was not exactly the leader of the band, but close enough. Not long before Hank died, Jim Scancarelli ran into him at a doctor's office. They chatted about old times, and Jim took this picture. Which thousand words is this worth? What does it show us? A man content with his life and his memories, satisfied that he had a million friends and not one enemy. A man happy to have been able to act out his dream of being an entertainer, and fortunate to have worked so long in another field he loved, photography.

That old spark of humor was still there. He couldn't resist the chance to cut up, as shown in this sequence where he weighs himself, then feigns shock at the scale's bad news. This was all Hank's idea. He staged the whole thing, directing Jim when to take the shots.

Photos by Jim Scancarelli